Steingarten

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Steingarten
Steingarten - Pole.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2007 (2007-03)
Genre Electronica
Length45:06
Label ~scape
Producer Stefan Betke
Pole chronology
Pole
(2003)
Steingarten
(2007)
Wald
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Stylus Magazine B+ [5]

Steingarten is a studio album by Pole. It was released by his own label, ~scape, in 2007. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [1]

Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "There's none of the indulgence that often bedevils minimalism, as the album clocks in at a modest 45 minutes." [4] He added, "Every track is just about a complete microcosm unto itself, unfolding with precision and lingering for just long enough for the listener to begin to get a grasp of the many subtleties on display, but not long enough for it to wear out its welcome." [4]

The Wire named it the 17th best album of 2007. [6]

Cover

The album cover shows a photograph of the Neuschwanstein Castle, In winter.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Warum"4:57
2."Winkelstreben"5:04
3."Sylvenstein"5:06
4."Schöner Land"3:35
5."Mädchen"5:37
6."Achterbahn"4:55
7."Düsseldorf"4:26
8."Jungs"7:17
9."Pferd"4:08

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References

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  2. Way, Brian. "Steingarten - Pole". AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (March 15, 2007). "Pole: Steingarten". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 O'Neil, Tim (April 15, 2007). "Pole: Steingarten". PopMatters . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. Hutlock, Todd (April 16, 2007). "Pole - Steingarten". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. "2007 Rewind: Top 50 Releases of the Year". The Wire . July 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2018.